"was the source of the country name ""Nigeria"" the English word ""Negro"" and the word for ""black"" in most modern Romance languages (French: ""noir""; Spanish and Portuguese: ""negro""; Italian: ""nero"" ). Old High German also had two words for black: ""swartz"" for dull black and ""blach"" for a luminous black. These are parallelled in Middle English by the terms ""swart"" for dull black and ""blaek"" for luminous black. ""Swart"" still survives as the word ""swarthy"", while ""blaek"" became the modern English ""black"". In heraldry, the word used for the black color is sable, named for the black fur of the"
"Carnation (heraldry) In heraldry, carnation is a tincture, the name for skin colour, more exactly the colour of pale or white human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach). It is rare in coats of arms in Anglophone countries but quite frequent on the European continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in German heraldry. In its rare appearances in the Anglophone heraldries, it is not only used for European flesh tones as in ""a crown rayonny or supported by two cubit arms, dexter carnation, sinister skeletal proper"" (crest of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists) but"
"base"", and ""sinister base"" along the lower part of the shield, below the nombril point. One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as ""metals"", ""colours"", and ""furs"". The metals are ""or"" and ""argent"", representing gold and silver, respectively, although in practice they are usually depicted as yellow and white. Five colours are universally recognized: ""gules"", or red; ""sable"", or black; ""azure"", or blue; ""vert"", or green; and ""purpure"", or purple; and most heraldic authorities also admit"
"arms; in case of dispute, the individual who can prove the longest right to the blazon must be decided in court. Many of the terms in international heraldry come from French. Like the British system of heraldry, the French follow the ""Rule of Tinctures"". This states that there are two types of Tinctures (heraldic colors): the colors ""Sable"" (black), ""Gueules"" (red), ""Sinople"" (green) and ""Azur"" (blue) and metals ""Or"" (gold or yellow) and ""Argent"" (silver or white). For sake of visibility (the whole point of the system), no Charges of a color can be used on a field of a"
"Azure (heraldry) In heraldry, azure ( ) is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called ""colours"". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else is marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation. The term azure derives from the name of the deep blue stone now called lapis lazuli (stone of ""Lazhward""). The word was adopted into Old French by the 12th century, after which the word passed into use in the blazon of coats of arms. As an heraldic colour, the word ""azure"" means ""blue"","
"Stain (heraldry) In heraldry, a stain (sometimes termed stainand colour or staynard colour) is one of a few non-standard tinctures or colours (namely murrey, sanguine and tenné), which are only known to occur in post-medieval heraldry and are thought to denote a rebatement of honour. Almost none of these rebatements are found in fact of heraldic practice, however, and in British heraldry the stains find only exceptional use, other than for purposes of livery. Murrey (deriving from late Middle English, via Old French from Medieval Latin ""moratus"", from ""morum"" 'mulberry') is mulberry-coloured, or reddish purple. The murrey colour used in"
"Rose (heraldic tincture) Rose is the tincture of rose or pink as used in heraldry. Rose has been introduced in Canadian heraldry from the late 20th century. It is considered a colour along with azure (blue), gules (red), vert (green) and sable (black). It is slightly similar to the tincture carnation which is used in French heraldry, but not quite, as carnation is a beige used for human skin depiction, while rose is a brand new heraldic colour, much closer to pink. The colour features ""e.g."" in the coat of arms of former Canadian prime minister Kim Campbell. It remains"
"also as a general pink colouring as in ""a horse passant argent bridled saddled and trappings or, on its head a plume of three feathers carnation"" (crest of The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, England). Carnation (heraldry) In heraldry, carnation is a tincture, the name for skin colour, more exactly the colour of pale or white human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach). It is rare in coats of arms in Anglophone countries but quite frequent on the European continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in German heraldry. In its rare appearances in the Anglophone heraldries, it is not"
"Or (heraldry) In heraldry, or (; French for ""gold"") is the tincture of gold and, together with ""argent"" (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called ""metals"", or light colours. In engravings and line drawings, it is hatched using a field of evenly spaced dots. It is very frequently depicted as yellow, though gold leaf was used in many illuminated manuscripts and more extravagant rolls of arms. The word ""gold"" is occasionally used in place of """"or"""" in blazon, sometimes to prevent repetition of the word """"or"""" in a blazon, or because this substitution was in fashion when the"
"rarely occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three ""staynard colours""). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. It has been used rarely since the 17th century, gaining popularity after the First World War. The first recorded use of ""cerulean"" as a color name in English was in 1590. The word is probably derived from the Latin word ""caeruleus"", ""dark blue, blue,"
"century, tricking declined. However, it is sometimes still in use, mainly in British heraldry. Tricking Tricking is a method for indicating the tinctures (colours) used in a coat of arms by means of text abbreviations written directly on the illustration. Tricking and hatching are the two primary methods employed in the system of heraldry to show colour in black and white illustrations. The system of heraldry has always had some methods to designate the tinctures of arms. The earliest such method was blazon, which is describing the arms by words and is as old as heraldry itself. We can find"
"not least because their descendants may seek reassignment of the arms, and few of them are likely to be clerics. The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: ""Colour must not appear upon colour, nor metal upon metal."" The heraldic metals are gold and silver, usually represented as yellow and white, while red, green, blue, purple and black normally comprise the colors. Heraldic bearings are intended for recognition at a distance (in battle), and a contrast of light metal against dark color is desirable. The same principle can be seen in the choice of colors for most license"
"many of these practices, believing them to cause confusion; and in new grants of arms, the names of tinctures are repeated on each instance that they occur. The names of all tinctures and charges are capitalized, although the word ""proper"", indicating the colour of nature, is not; and internal commas are entirely omitted. The first so-called ""rule"" of heraldry is the rule of tincture: ""metal should not be placed upon metal, nor colour upon colour"", for the sake of contrast. The main duty of a heraldic device is to be recognized, and the dark colours or light metals are supposed"
"to be seen whether the tincture will be used in heraldic arms in other countries. Rose (heraldic tincture) Rose is the tincture of rose or pink as used in heraldry. Rose has been introduced in Canadian heraldry from the late 20th century. It is considered a colour along with azure (blue), gules (red), vert (green) and sable (black). It is slightly similar to the tincture carnation which is used in French heraldry, but not quite, as carnation is a beige used for human skin depiction, while rose is a brand new heraldic colour, much closer to pink. The colour features"
"Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches and magic. According to surveys in Europe and North America, it is the color most commonly associated with mourning, the end, secrets, magic, force, violence, evil, and elegance. The word ""black"" comes from Old English ""blæc"" (""black, dark"", ""also"", ""ink""), from Proto-Germanic *""blakkaz"" (""burned""), from Proto-Indo-European *""bhleg-"" (""to burn, gleam, shine, flash""),"
"Vert (heraldry) In classical heraldry, vert () is the name of the tincture equivalent to the colour ""green"". It is one of the five dark tinctures (""colours""). The word ""vert"" is simply the French for ""green"". It is used in English in the sense of a heraldic tincture since the early 16th century. In Modern French, ""vert"" is not used as a heraldic term. Instead, the French heraldic term for green tincture is sinople. This has been the case since c. the 16th century. In medieval French heraldry, ""vert"" also meant ""green"" while ""sinople"" was a shade of red. Vert"
"including ""buff"" (employed variously as either a metal or a colour), and ""horizon blue"". ""Silver gray"" has appeared in the heraldry of both the Army and the Air Force. ""Bronze"" appears as a colour in the arms of the Special Troops Battalion of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. There seems to be some confusion about the colour ""crimson"", as in some cases it is treated as a separate tincture, while in others it is used to specify the shade of gules to be employed by the artist. Differing from most heraldic practice, the Institute of Heraldry often specifies the"
"silver and is usually depicted in heraldic painting as white - or: gold and is usually depicted in heraldic painting as yellow. Gules: red in heraldic language. Red is a royal color. Red/argent stands for bold and resolutely honest with martial prowess, boldness, and valor Arrows: arrows usually are traced to achievements of the original bearer during the Crusades. Arrows are symbolic of one who is ready and fit for military encounter. ""Peacock Feathers:"" the peacock represents personal pride. Feathers also symbolise conquests in Syria/Holy Land over the Saracens in the Crusades. ""Ducal Coronet:"" The four leaves on the corenet"
"Bleu celeste Bleu celeste (, ""sky blue"") is a rarely occurring and non-standard tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three ""staynard colours""). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. Generally considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the First World War it started to appear in England in arms and badges relating to the Royal Air Force, though it"
"era, when heraldic scholars and artists began looking to earlier and simpler periods of armorial design for inspiration. In the English-speaking world, heraldic terminology is based largely on that of British armory, which in turn is based on Norman French. With respect to the heraldic tinctures, French heraldry, which is often cited by heraldic authors, uses similar terminology; while German heraldry, also highly influential, uses a different vocabulary; it calls the colours by their everyday names. In its original sense, ""tincture"" refers only to the group conventionally referred to as ""colours"". But as the word ""colour"" seems inapplicable to the"
"or the colour of nature. This does not seem to have been done in the earliest heraldry, but examples are known from at least the seventeenth century. While there can be no objection to the occasional depiction of objects in this manner, the overuse of charges in their natural colours is often cited as indicative of bad heraldic practice. The much-maligned practice of landscape heraldry, which flourished in the latter part of the eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth century, made extensive use of such non-heraldic colours. One of the most important conventions of heraldry is the so-called ""rule"
"(red) and dots (yellow). A color used for orange in armorials should be distinct from both Gules (red) and Or (yellow), but also from Tenné (light brown) and carnation (flesh-colour). Orange (heraldry) In heraldry, orange is a rarely used tincture except in Catalan, South African, and American Military heraldries. Unless in English heraldry, Orange is not to be confused with tenné (""tanné""), which depicts the color of tanned leather and then slowly became a tincture of its own, along with carnation used for white human skin. Orange didn't receive a hatching pattern during medieval and renaissance times, and first was"
"green flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977-2011). Vert (heraldry) In classical heraldry, vert () is the name of the tincture equivalent to the colour ""green"". It is one of the five dark tinctures (""colours""). The word ""vert"" is simply the French for ""green"". It is used in English in the sense of a heraldic tincture since the early 16th century. In Modern French, ""vert"" is not used as a heraldic term. Instead, the French heraldic term for green tincture is sinople. This has been the case since c. the 16th century. In medieval French heraldry, ""vert"" also meant ""green"""
"unique designs, the use of these colours for general purposes has become accepted in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Occasionally one meets with other colours, particularly in continental heraldry, although they are not generally regarded among the standard heraldic colours. Among these are ""cendrée"", or ash-colour; ""brunâtre"", or brown; ""bleu-céleste"" or ""bleu de ciel"", sky blue; ""amaranth"" or ""columbine"", a bright violet-red or pink colour; and ""carnation"", commonly used to represent flesh in French heraldry. A more recent addition is the use of ""copper"" as a metal in one or two Canadian coats of arms. There are two basic types"
"Black panther (symbol) The black panther (), also known as the Carantanian panther () after the Medieval principality of Carantania, is a Carinthian historical symbol, which represents a stylized heraldic panther. As a heraldic symbol, it appeared on the coat of arms of the Carinthian Duke Herman II as well as of the Styrian Margrave Ottokar III. In this region it was most frequently imaged on various monuments and tombstones. The symbol can still be found in the coat of arms of the Austrian state of Styria, although the colours have changed. The symbol is also widely used within structures"
"of the eagle"" or simply as ""the banner"") is the historical flag flown by Muhammad in Islamic tradition, an eschatological symbol in Shi'a Islam (heralding the advent of the Mahdi), and a symbol used in Islamism and Jihadism. Black has been a traditional color of cavalry and armoured or mechanized troops. German armoured troops (Panzerwaffe) traditionally wore black uniforms, and even in others, a black beret is common. In Finland, black is the symbolic color for both armoured troops and combat engineers, and military units of these specialities have black flags and unit insignia. The black beret and the color"
"heraldic furs, and no other term clearly encompasses all three classes, the word ""tincture"" has come to be used in this broader sense, while ""colour"" has acquired the more restricted sense originally given to ""tincture"". Thus, when consulting various heraldic authorities, care must be taken to determine which meaning each term is given. In most heraldic tradition, the various metals and colours have no fixed appearance, hue, or shade. The heraldic artist is free to choose a lighter or darker blue or green, a deeper or brighter red; to choose between depicting or with yellow or any of various gold"
"""gules ermined argent"" (red with white ermine spots). Ermine (heraldry) Ermine () in heraldry is a ""fur"", a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail). The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved for use by high-ranking peers and royalty, were made by sewing many ermine furs together to produce a luxurious white fur with patterns of hanging black-tipped tails. Due largely to the association of the ermine fur with the"
"Earl of Wessex KG GCVO ADC is the Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF) is taken from the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, whose insignia was a broken spur in a black diamond during the First World War. It is used to signify that its units were once mounted but now served as infantry. The TRF took its colour scheme from the facings of the collars and cuffs of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (buff), Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Dorset Yeomanry and the Royal Devon Yeomanry (all scarlet). In 2016 the colour scheme of"
"and patterns of the heraldic palette are divided into three groups, usually known as ""metals"", ""colours"", and ""furs"". The metals are ""or"" and ""argent"", representing gold and silver, respectively, although in practice they are often depicted as yellow and white. Or derives its name from the Latin ""aurum"", ""gold"". It may be depicted using either yellow or metallic gold, at the artist's discretion; ""yellow"" has no separate existence in heraldry, and is never used to represent any tincture other than or. Argent is similarly derived from the Latin ""argentum"", ""silver"". Although sometimes depicted as metallic silver or faint grey, it"
"Orange (heraldry) In heraldry, orange is a rarely used tincture except in Catalan, South African, and American Military heraldries. Unless in English heraldry, Orange is not to be confused with tenné (""tanné""), which depicts the color of tanned leather and then slowly became a tincture of its own, along with carnation used for white human skin. Orange didn't receive a hatching pattern during medieval and renaissance times, and first was granted it's pattern in Arthur Charles Fox Davies' ""Complete guide to heraldry"", where it was given the appropriate ""semy of exclamation points"" pattern consisting of a semé of vertical dashes"
"not regard it as a ""real heraldic tincture"". On the whole, French heraldry is known for its use of azure and or, while English heraldry is characterized by heavy use of gules and argent, and unlike French heraldry, it has always made regular use of vert, and occasional, if not extensive, use of purpure. German heraldry is known for its extensive use of or and sable. German and Nordic heraldry rarely make use of purpure or ermine, except in mantling, pavilions, and the lining of crowns and caps. In fact, furs occur infrequently in German and Nordic heraldry. The colours"
"Ermine (heraldry) Ermine () in heraldry is a ""fur"", a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail). The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved for use by high-ranking peers and royalty, were made by sewing many ermine furs together to produce a luxurious white fur with patterns of hanging black-tipped tails. Due largely to the association of the ermine fur with the linings of coronation cloaks, crowns and peerage caps,"